กิ๊บ
gípMeanings
1NounA2
hair clip; hairpin
a small device used to hold hair in place, such as a snap clip or bobby pin
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ติดdtìtติดdtìt1[to] stick; attach; fasten2[to] be stuck; be attached; adhere3[to] catch; pick up (disease/odor/habit)4addicted to; hooked on; attached to5close to; adjacent; touching; contiguous6owing; indebted; behind on payments7busy; occupied; tied up8[to] catch fire; light; start; come on9[to] follow closely; keep close toกิ๊บgípกิ๊บgíp1hair clip; hairpin2clip; small fastener3gib (machine part; wedge)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)หน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of year7topping (food)ม้าmáaม้าmáa1horse2sawhorse; trestle3chess knight4treadle; foot-operated lever5gymnastics vaulting horse; pommel horse6stimulant drug (slang)7martial arts ‘horse stance’8mum; mom (informal, Sino-Thai)
I put a hair clip on my bangs.
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She used two black bobby pins to pin her hair flat before putting on a hat.
ช่างทำผมchâng-tam-pǒmบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaถ้าtâaจะjàเก็บgèpปอยbpɔɔiผมpǒmให้hâiแน่นnɛ̂nให้hâiไขว้kwâiกิ๊บgípเป็นbpenรูปกากบาทrûup-gaa-gà-bàat
The hairstylist said that to secure loose strands tightly, cross the hair pins into an X shape.
2NounA2
clip; small fastener
a small clip or fastener used to hold papers or objects together
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderกิ๊บgípกิ๊บgíp1hair clip; hairpin2clip; small fastener3gib (machine part; wedge)หนีบnìipหนีบnìip1[to] pinch; clamp2[to] fasten with a clip/peg3[to] tuck under the arm; carry under the arm4[to] straighten with a flat iron (hair)กระดาษgrà-dàatกระดาษgrà-dàat1paper (material)2sheet of paper; piece of paper3paper; written or printed sheetสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondแผ่นpɛ̀nแผ่นpɛ̀n1sheet; slab; panel2classifier for flat items3disc; recordไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ด้วยกันdûuai-ganด้วยกันdûuai-gan1together; jointly2in total; altogether3of the same group; fellow
I used a clip to fasten two sheets of paper together.
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Please grab the clip from the box; I’m going to clip the receipts together.
The document is very thick; we need a big clip to keep it from coming apart.
เลขาlee-kǎaแยกyɛ̂ɛkแฟ้มfɛ́ɛmแล้วlɛ́ɛoติดdtìtกิ๊บgípสีsǐiต่างกันdtàang-ganเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiกระดาษgrà-dàatปนbponกันgan
The secretary separated the files and attached different colored clips so the papers wouldn’t get mixed up.
3NounC1
gib (machine part; wedge)
a wedge-shaped metal piece used in machinery or construction to hold parts in place or control movement; from English ‘gib’
Examples
ช่างกลchâng-gonช่างกลchâng-gon1mechanic; mechanical technician2mechanical trades; mechanical technology (vocational field)3mechanical (vocational/technical)ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)กิ๊บgípกิ๊บgíp1hair clip; hairpin2clip; small fastener3gib (machine part; wedge)เข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-nai[to] go into [sth]; [to] enter [sth]ร่องrɔ̂ngร่องrɔ̂ng1groove; channel2slot; notch3furrow (agricultural/face)เพลาplaoเพลาplao1axle; shaft2time; occasion (poetic/archaic)3[to] lessen; ease off; abate4lap (literary)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofยึดyʉ́tยึดyʉ́t1[to] seize; confiscate2[to] hold; grip; fasten; secure3[to] occupy; seize control (of place/vehicle)4[to] adhere to; stick to [sth] (principle/position)5[to] become stiff; seize upล้อlɔ́ɔล้อlɔ́ɔ1wheel2[to] tease; mock; kid3ox cart; animal-drawn cart (northern Thai)เฟืองfʉʉangเฟืองfʉʉang1gear; cog2straw (Isan)3sprocketไม่ให้mâi-hâiไม่ให้mâi-hâi1[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give2[to] not allow; not let; forbid3so that not; in order to preventเลื่อนlʉ̂ʉanเลื่อนlʉ̂ʉan1[to] slide; move along; move (something) smoothly2[to] scroll3[to] shift; move (time/place)4[to] postpone; delay5[to] be promoted; advance
The mechanic inserted a gib into the shaft groove to keep the gear wheel from sliding.
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วิธีแก้wí-tii-gɛ̂ɛฟีดสไลด์fîit-sà-laiฝืดfʉ̀ʉtคือkʉʉปรับbpràpสกรูกิ๊บsà-gruu-gípให้hâiตึงdtʉngพอดีpɔɔ-diiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaคุมkumการเคลื่อนที่gaan-klʉ̂ʉan-tîiโดยdooiไม่mâiเกิดgə̀ətการติดขัดgaan-dtìt-kàt
To fix a sticky feed slide, adjust the gib screws to the proper tension to control movement without binding.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเดินเครื่องdəən-krʉ̂ʉangควรkuuanตรวจdtrùuatความkwaamตรงdtrongของkɔ̌ɔngรางraangสไลด์sà-laiและlɛ́ตั้งdtângกิ๊บgípให้hâiสัมผัสsǎm-pàtสม่ำเสมอsà-màm-sà-mə̌əตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔtช่วงchûuangชักchákเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaลดlótการgaanสึกsʉ̀kแบบbɛ̀ɛpลิ่มlîm
Before running the machine, check slideway straightness and set the gib to maintain uniform contact throughout the stroke to reduce wedge-type wear.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
gíp
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |